“We are telling the international community that between democracy and authoritarianism, we will stand on the side of democracy,” the newly elected president said.
This morning it was announced that William Lai Ching-te was elected President in Taiwan, to the chagrin of China, but his Democratic Progressive Party failed to retain its legislative majority. China has referred to him as a “troublemaker,” according to South China Morning Post, adding that his election is set to only increase tensions between the two Asian nations.
ZeroHedge noted, per Taiwan media, all polling stations have reported:
TPP’s Ko Wen-je and Wu Hsin-ying 3,690,466 (26.46%)
DPP’s Lai Ching-te and Hsiao Bi-khim 5,586,019 (40.05%)
KMT’s Hou Yu-ih and Jaw Shaw-kong 4,671,021 (33.49%)
🇹🇼🇨🇳CHINA'S FAILED ELECTION INTERFERENCE
Despite an intense multi-pronged strategy to influence Taiwan's Presidential Campaign, China's efforts fell short. Their chosen candidate conceded the election, while pro-independence candidate Lai Ching-te clinched the win. The efforts… https://t.co/BDduvHR8Vs pic.twitter.com/txIYxIr521
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) January 13, 2024
In his victory speech Lai said,
I want to thank the Taiwanese people for writing a new chapter in our democracy.
We are telling the international community that between democracy and authoritarianism, we will stand on the side of democracy.
We must replace encirclement with exchanges, and confrontation with dialogue, in order to achieve peace and co-prosperity, and the only way out is to have peace, equality and a democratic dialogue.
This is most in line with the interests of the people of the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, and is the only way to achieve a win-win situation…
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